Health Care Category Posts

Getting It Right on Single Payer Costs
Our op-ed in the Star Tribune this week sets the record straight on misrepresentations of our 2012 report, Beyond the Affordable Care Act. Some Republican campaigns are selectively citing figures in the report in support of claims that a unified and universal public system of health care financing (also known as single-payer or Medicare for All) would raise the cost and worsen the quality of health c... Read More

Setting Record Straight on “Medicare for All”
Growth & Justice Senior Fellow Dane Smith was featured on Minnesota Public Radio last week. In an interview with Tim Pugmire, Smith set the record straight on recent campaign misrepresentations of our 2012 reports on the projected costs and benefits of a single public financing system for universal health care (also known as “single-payer’’ or “Medicare ... Read More

Movin’ on Up! Come to Growth & Justice Open House on Oct. 30
Growth & Justice is on the move this fall, building a new public policy blueprint that will push our state toward a more equitable prosperity. And we’ve literally moved too, to accommodate our expanding work and staff. We invite you to learn more about our ambitious new initiatives on October 30, anytime from 4 to 8 p.m., at an Open House in our new off... Read More

If We Build Better Transit, They Will Ride
Growth & Justice persistently advocates for ample public investment in transportation systems that serve both Greater Minnesota and the Twin Cities metropolitan area. We reject the false choice some try to force between highways or transit systems, and we agree with the overwhelming consensus among state business leaders that we need both, especially improved transit and mobility option... Read More

A Rural Addiction Crisis And Violent Crime
A basic premise behind our thematic emphasis on "One Minnesota" is that rural and metro Minnesotans are more alike than they are different. We maintain that both will be well-served by practical and progressive policies and public investment that addresses disparities and inequality and that invest in human potential. More evidence supporting this premise surfaced this sum... Read More